When connecting using ssh for the first time to an unknown host (one of our remote access servers for example) you will be asked whether you trust this host with some kind of prompt similar to this one:

The authenticity of host 'SOMEHOST (N.N.N.N)' can't be established.RSA key fingerprint is xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

NOTE: To view the fingerprints as we have published them here, use the following ssh commands:

ssh-keyscan hostname > tmp.pub

ssh-keygen -E md5 -l -f tmp.pub

To verify the integrity of the host, make sure that the public key fingerprint matches those of our corresponding servers:

Hostname

SSH Fingerprint

Last Updated

access.cims.nyu.edu

71:63:c0:cc:63:06:9b:6a:25:a1:17:62:48:be:3f:8f (RSA)

2016/03/18

access1.cims.nyu.edu

71:63:c0:cc:63:06:9b:6a:25:a1:17:62:48:be:3f:8f (RSA)

2016/03/18

access2.cims.nyu.edu

71:63:c0:cc:63:06:9b:6a:25:a1:17:62:48:be:3f:8f (RSA)

2016/03/18

i6.cims.nyu.edu

fe:f8:3a:52:9f:14:cd:8b:83:39:04:34:0d:80:1a:e1 (RSA)

ab:06:06:d6:2c:1e:97:0a:eb:f3:a7:1e:e2:67:6c:a5 (ECDSA)

2017/09/01

linax1.cims.nyu.edu

71:63:c0:cc:63:06:9b:6a:25:a1:17:62:48:be:3f:8f (RSA)

2016/03/18

linax2.cims.nyu.edu

71:63:c0:cc:63:06:9b:6a:25:a1:17:62:48:be:3f:8f (RSA)

2016/03/18

If the fingerprints provided do not match those listed above, you should immediately contact helpdesk@cims.nyu.edu.